Compressor, upper half assembly of the compressor, upper half diaphragm of the compressor, and compressor assembling method

ABSTRACT

A compressor includes: an upper half casing having upper half casing parting planes; upper half diaphragms configured to be disposed on an inner circumferential side of the upper half casing and having upper half diaphragm parting planes; and upper half position regulating parts that regulate positions of the upper half casing and the upper half diaphragms. The upper half position regulating parts are fixed to at least one of the upper half casing and one of the upper half diaphragms, and have upper half abutting members at which upper half abutting surfaces, each of which comes into contact with an upper half casing recessed surface of the upper half casing and an upper half diaphragm recessed surface of the upper half diaphragm, are formed.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

Priority is claimed on Japanese Patent Application No. 2017-170116,filed Sep. 5, 2017, the content of which is incorporated herein byreference.

BACKGROUND Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to a compressor, an upper half assemblyof the compressor, an upper half diaphragm of the compressor, and acompressor assembling method.

Description of Related Art

Centrifugal compressors force a gas to pass through rotating impellersin a radial direction, and compress the gas using a centrifugal forcegenerated at that time. Among centrifugal compressors, a multistage typecentrifugal compressor that includes the impellers in multiple stages inan axial direction and compresses the gas step by step is known.

In this centrifugal compressor, there is a structure that has diaphragmsin a casing. For example, in a multistage centrifugal compressordisclosed in Patent Document 1, a plurality of diaphragms connected inan axial direction are housed in a casing. In the multistage centrifugalcompressor, a rotor is disposed to pass through the diaphragms.

Meanwhile, in the casing and diaphragms, a structure that can be partedby a parting plane spread in a horizontal direction may be adopted. Inthis case, the casing and diaphragms are each made up of an upper halfpart and a lower half part. When an upper half assembly into which theupper half parts of the casing and diaphragms are put together and alower half assembly into which the lower half parts of the casing anddiaphragms are put together are assembled, there is a need to assemblethe upper half assembly and the lower half assembly such that no gapoccurs between the upper half assembly and the lower half assembly.Especially, in the diaphragms in which the rotor is disposed, there is aneed to bring the parting plane for the upper half diaphragms and theparting plane for the lower half diaphragms into close contact with eachother with no gap and to secure sealability.

[Patent Document 1] Japanese Unexamined Patent Application, FirstPublication No. 2014-129752

However, when the upper half assembly and the lower half assembly areassembled, in a case in which the parting planes for the casing comeinto contact with each other first, there is a possibility of a gapoccurring between the parting planes for the upper half diaphragms andthe lower half diaphragms. For this reason, it is desirable to suppressthe occurrence of a gap between the parting planes for the diaphragmsand to assemble the upper half assembly and the lower half assembly.

The present disclosure was made in response to this demand, and anobject thereof is to provide a compressor capable of suppressingoccurrence of a gap between parting planes for diaphragms whenassembled, an upper half assembly of the compressor, an upper halfdiaphragm of the compressor, and a compressor assembling method.

SUMMARY

A compressor according to a first aspect of the present disclosureincludes: an upper half casing extending in a circumferential directionof a rotor that is rotatable about an axis and having upper half casingparting planes that are horizontal planes directed downward in avertical direction at opposite ends thereof in the circumferentialdirection; a lower half casing extending in the circumferentialdirection and having lower half casing parting planes that is capable ofcoming into contact with the upper half casing parting planes atopposite ends thereof in the circumferential direction; upper halfdiaphragms extending in the circumferential direction, capable of beingdisposed on an inner circumferential side of the upper half casing, andhaving upper half diaphragm parting planes that are horizontal planesdirected downward in the vertical direction at opposite ends thereof inthe circumferential direction; lower half diaphragms extending in thecircumferential direction, capable of being disposed on an innercircumferential side of the lower half casing, and having lower halfdiaphragm parting planes that is capable of coming into contact with theupper half diaphragm parting planes at opposite ends thereof in thecircumferential direction; and upper half position regulating partsconfigured to regulate positions of the upper half casing and the upperhalf diaphragms in a state in which the upper half diaphragm partingplanes are movable relative to the upper half casing parting planes toprotrude in the vertical direction. The upper half casing has upper halfcasing recesses that are recessed upward on inner circumferential sidesof the upper half casing parting planes in the vertical direction suchthat upper half casing recessed surfaces directed in a directionincluding the vertical direction are formed, and each of the upper halfdiaphragms has upper half diaphragm recesses that are recessed upward onouter circumferential sides of the upper half diaphragm parting planesin the vertical direction such that upper half diaphragm recessedsurfaces directed in the direction including the vertical direction areformed, and that form housing spaces communicating with the upper halfcasing recesses when disposed on the inner circumferential side of theupper half casing. The upper half position regulating parts are fixed toat least one of the upper half casing and one of the upper halfdiaphragms in the housing spaces, and have upper half abutting membersat which upper half abutting surfaces, each of which comes into contactwith the upper half casing recessed surface and the upper half diaphragmrecessed surface, are formed.

With this configuration, the upper half abutting members causes theupper half diaphragm parting planes to be movable relative to the upperhalf casing parting planes to protrude in the vertical direction. Thatis, in a state in which the upper half casing and the upper halfdiaphragms are assembled together, the upper half diaphragms areconfigured to be movable relative to the upper half casing. In thisstate, an upper half assembly and a lower half assembly are combined, sothat the upper half diaphragms are lowered due to deadweight, and theupper half diaphragm parting planes protrude downward from the upperhalf casing parting planes in the vertical direction. For this reason,when the upper half assembly is placed on the lower half assembly, thelower half diaphragm parting planes and the upper half diaphragm partingplanes can be brought into contact with each other before the lower halfcasing parting planes and the upper half casing parting planes come intocontact with each other. As a result, in a state in which the upper halfdiaphragm parting planes and the lower half diaphragm parting planes arereliably in contact with each other, the upper half casing partingplanes and the lower half casing parting planes come into contact witheach other, and the upper half assembly and the lower half assembly arecombined. Therefore, by merely placing the upper half assembly on thelower half assembly, the lower half diaphragm parting planes and theupper half diaphragm parting planes as well as the lower half casingparting planes and the upper half casing parting planes can come intocontact with each other with high accuracy.

In a compressor according to a second aspect of the present disclosure,in the first aspect, the upper half abutting members may be fixed to theupper half casing in a state in which each of the upper half abuttingsurfaces is in contact with the upper half casing recessed surface andmakes a gap with respect to the upper half diaphragm recessed surface.

With this constitution, the upper half casing recessed surfaces are madeimmovable relative to the upper half abutting surfaces, and the upperhalf diaphragm recessed surfaces are made movable relative to the upperhalf abutting surfaces. Thereby, due to the upper half abutting members,the upper half diaphragm parting planes are kept movable relative to theupper half casing parting planes to protrude in the vertical direction.That is, by merely mounting the upper half abutting members on the upperhalf casing, the upper half diaphragms can be made movable relative tothe upper half casing in a state in which the upper half casing and theupper half diaphragms are assembled together. Therefore, adjustment workfor positioning becomes easy and can be performed by merely fixing theupper half abutting members.

In a compressor according to a third aspect of the present disclosure,in the second aspect, each of the upper half abutting members may be abolt member in which the upper half abutting surface becomes a seatingface, and may be inserted into and fixed in a bolt hole formed in theupper half casing recessed surface.

With this constitution, the relative movement of the upper halfdiaphragm recessed surfaces relative to the upper half casing recessedsurfaces can be restricted using the seating faces of the bolt members.Thereby, the relative movement of the upper half diaphragm partingplanes relative to the upper half casing parting planes in the verticaldirection can be restricted by a simple configuration.

In a compressor according to a fourth aspect of the present disclosure,in any one of the first to third aspects, a depth of the upper halfdiaphragm recess may be deeper than that of the upper half casingrecess.

With this configuration, the amount of the relative movement of theupper half diaphragm parting planes relative to the upper half casingparting planes in the vertical direction can be adjusted by the depth ofthe upper half diaphragm recess and the depth of the upper half casingrecess.

An upper half assembly of a compressor according to a fifth aspect ofthe present disclosure includes: an upper half casing extending in acircumferential direction of a rotor that is rotatable about an axis andhaving upper half casing parting planes that are horizontal planesdirected downward in a vertical direction at opposite ends thereof inthe circumferential direction; upper half diaphragms extending in thecircumferential direction, disposed on an inner circumferential side ofthe upper half casing, and having upper half diaphragm parting planesthat are horizontal planes directed downward in the vertical directionat opposite ends thereof in the circumferential direction; and upperhalf position regulating parts configured to regulate position of theupper half diaphragms relative to the upper half casing and in a statein which the upper half diaphragm parting planes are movable relative tothe upper half casing parting planes to protrude in the verticaldirection. The upper half casing has upper half casing recesses that arerecessed upward on inner circumferential sides of the upper half casingparting planes in the vertical direction such that upper half casingrecessed surfaces directed in a direction including the verticaldirection are formed, and each of the upper half diaphragms has upperhalf diaphragm recesses that are recessed upward on outercircumferential sides of the upper half diaphragm parting planes in thevertical direction such that upper half diaphragm recessed surfacesdirected in the direction including the vertical direction are formed,and that form housing spaces communicating with the upper half casingrecesses when disposed on the inner circumferential side of the upperhalf casing. The upper half position regulating parts are fixed to atleast one of the upper half casing and one of the upper half diaphragmsin the housing spaces, and have upper half abutting parts at which upperhalf abutting surfaces, each of which comes into contact with the upperhalf casing recessed surface and the upper half diaphragm recessedsurface, are formed.

An upper half diaphragm of a compressor according to a sixth aspect ofthe present disclosure is the upper half diaphragm configured to bedisposed on an inner circumferential side of an upper half casing thatextends in a circumferential direction of a rotor that is rotatableabout an axis and has upper half casing parting planes that arehorizontal planes directed downward in a vertical direction at oppositeends thereof in the circumferential direction, and is movable relativeto the upper half casing to protrude in the vertical direction. Theupper half diaphragm includes: an upper half diaphragm body extending inthe circumferential direction and having upper half diaphragm partingplanes that are horizontal planes directed downward in the verticaldirection at opposite ends thereof in the circumferential direction; andupper half diaphragm recesses recessed upward on outer circumferentialsides of the upper half diaphragm parting planes in the verticaldirection such that upper half diaphragm recessed surfaces directed in adirection including the vertical direction are formed. The upper halfdiaphragm recesses are configured to form housing spaces thatcommunicate with the upper half casing recesses of the upper half casingrecessed upward on inner circumferential sides of the upper half casingparting planes when the upper half diaphragm body is disposed on theinner circumferential side of the upper half casing.

A compressor assembling method according to a seventh aspect of thepresent disclosure includes: an upper half casing preparing process ofpreparing an upper half casing extending in a circumferential directionof a rotor that is rotatable about an axis and having upper half casingparting planes that are horizontal planes directed downward in avertical direction at opposite ends thereof in the circumferentialdirection; a lower half casing preparing process of preparing a lowerhalf casing extending in the circumferential direction and having lowerhalf casing parting planes that come into contact with the upper halfcasing parting planes at opposite ends thereof in the circumferentialdirection; an upper half diaphragm preparing process of preparing upperhalf diaphragms extending in the circumferential direction, capable ofbeing disposed on an inner circumferential side of the upper halfcasing, and having upper half diaphragm parting planes that arehorizontal planes directed downward in the vertical direction atopposite ends thereof in the circumferential direction; a lower halfdiaphragm preparing process of preparing lower half diaphragms extendingin the circumferential direction, capable of being disposed on an innercircumferential side of the lower half casing, and having lower halfdiaphragm parting planes that come into contact with the upper halfdiaphragm parting planes at opposite ends thereof in the circumferentialdirection; an upper half assembling process of mounting upper halfposition regulating parts, which keep the upper half casing and theupper half diaphragms movable relative to each other such that the upperhalf diaphragm parting planes protrude in the vertical direction withrespect to the upper half casing parting planes after the upper halfdiaphragms are disposed on the inner circumferential side of the upperhalf casing, on at least one of the upper half casing and one of theupper half diaphragms and forming an upper half assembly; a lower halfassembling process of disposing the lower half diaphragms on the innercircumferential side of the lower half casing and forming a lower halfassembly; and a final assembling process of bringing the upper halfdiaphragm parting planes into contact with the lower half diaphragmparting planes and installing the upper half assembly on the lower halfassembly.

According to the present disclosure, occurrence of a gap between partingplanes of each diaphragm is suppressed to enable assembly.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a cross section of a centrifugalcompressor of an embodiment of the present disclosure from below in avertical direction.

FIG. 2 is a schematic sectional view of the centrifugal compressor inwhich a rotor is simplified in a cross section taken along line II-II ofFIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of key parts showing upper halfvertical position regulating parts of the embodiment of the presentdisclosure.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of key parts showing upper half verticalposition regulating parts of the embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart of a compressor assembling method of theembodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of key parts showing a final assemblingprocess of the embodiment of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present disclosure will be describedwith reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.

As shown in FIG. 1, a rotary machine of the present embodiment is asingle axis multistage type centrifugal compressor (a multistagecentrifugal compressor) 1 having a plurality of impellers 22. As shownin FIGS. 1 and 2, the centrifugal compressor 1 of the present embodimentincludes a rotor 2, diaphragms 3, a casing 4, and upper half verticalposition regulating parts (upper half position regulating parts) 5.

The rotor 2 is rotatable about an axis Ar. The rotor 2 has a rotor shaft21 that extends along the axis Ar in an axial direction Da, and aplurality of impellers 22 that rotate along with the rotor shaft 21.

Hereinafter, a direction in which the axis Ar extends is defined as anaxial direction Da. A radial direction based on the axis Ar is simplydefined as a radial direction Dr. An upward direction of the surface ofthe page of FIG. 2 within the radial direction Dr perpendicular to theaxis Ar is defined as a vertical direction Dv. A leftward/rightwarddirection of FIG. 2 which is the radial direction Dr and the axialdirection perpendicular to the axis Ar is defined as a horizontaldirection Dh. A direction around the rotor 2 that centers on the axis Aris defined as a circumferential direction Dc.

As shown in FIG. 1, the impellers 22 are fixed to an outercircumferential surface of the rotor shaft 21. The impellers 22 arerotated along with the rotor shaft 21, and thereby compress a processgas (a working fluid) using a centrifugal force. The impellers 22 areinstalled on the rotor shaft 21 in multiple stages in the axialdirection Da. Each of the impellers 22 is a so-called close typeimpeller that includes a disc, a blade, and a cover.

The diaphragms 3 are disposed on an outer circumferential side of therotor 2. Each of the diaphragms 3 has an annular shape centering on theaxis Ar. The annular diaphragms 3 have upper half diaphragms 31 andlower half diaphragms 32 (see FIG. 2) in the vertical direction Dv onthe basis of the axis Ar of the rotor 2. The upper half diaphragms 31and the lower half diaphragms 32 will be described in detail below.

The casing 4 is disposed on outer circumferential sides of thediaphragms 3. The casing 4 has a tubular shape centering on the axis Ar.The tubular casing 4 has an upper half casing 41 and a lower half casing42 (see FIG. 2) on the basis of the axis Ar of the rotor 2.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the upper half casing 41and the upper half diaphragms 31 are combined to form an upper halfassembly 11. The lower half casing 42 and the lower half diaphragms 32are combined to form a lower half assembly 12. The upper half assembly11 is placed on the lower half assembly 12 to interpose the rotor 2therebetween, and thereby the centrifugal compressor 1 is formed.

The upper half casing 41 extends in the circumferential direction Dc.Flanges that extend in the horizontal direction Dh are formed onopposite ends of the upper half casing 41 of the present embodiment inthe circumferential direction Dc. The upper half casing 41 has upperhalf casing parting planes 41X on the opposite ends thereof in thecircumferential direction Dc. The upper half casing parting planes 41Xare parting planes of one side when the casing 4 is parted up and downin the vertical direction Dv. The upper half casing parting planes 41Xare planes spread in the radial direction Dr and the axial direction Da.That is, the upper half casing parting planes 41X are horizontal planesdirected downward in the vertical direction Dv. The upper half casing 41of the present embodiment has an upper half casing body 410 and upperhalf casing recesses 411.

A cross section of the upper half casing body 410 which is perpendicularto the axis Ar has a semi-annular shape centering on the axis Ar. Theupper half casing body 410 opens downward in the vertical direction Dvfor the rotor 2 and the diaphragms 3 to be fitted thereinto. As shown inFIG. 1, a plurality of upper half positioning recesses 410 a, each ofwhich is recessed from an inner circumferential surface throughout thecircumference, are formed in the upper half casing body 410. The upperhalf positioning recesses 410 a are formed at central positions of theupper half casing body 410 in the axial direction Da.

As shown in FIG. 2, the upper half casing recesses 411 are symmetricallyformed on the two upper half casing parting planes 41X separated in thehorizontal direction Dh. Here, the upper half casing recess 411 on oneside that is the right side of the surface of the page in FIG. 2 and isin the horizontal direction Dh will be described by way of example. Theupper half casing recess 411, a description of which will be omitted, onthe other side in the horizontal direction Dh also has the same shape.

As shown in FIG. 3, the upper half casing recess 411 is recessed fromthe upper half casing parting plane 41X. The upper half casing recess411 is recessed upward on an inner circumferential side of the upperhalf casing parting plane 41X in the vertical direction Dv. The upperhalf casing recess 411 is formed in a corner formed by an innercircumferential surface in which the upper half positioning recesses 410a are formed and by the upper half casing parting plane 41X. As shown inFIGS. 1 and 4, the upper half casing recess 411 is recessed from theinner circumferential surface of the upper half casing body 410 to havean arc shape when viewed from the upper half casing parting plane 41X.As shown in FIG. 3, the upper half casing recess 411 has a first upperhalf casing flat surface (an upper half casing recessed surface) 411 adirected in a direction including the vertical direction Dv, and a firstupper half casing curved surface 411 b that is directed inward in theradial direction Dr.

The first upper half casing flat surface 411 a is a surface that isspread in the radial direction Dr and the axial direction Da toward theupper half casing parting plane 41X and directed in the directionincluding the vertical direction Dv. The first upper half casing flatsurface 411 a of the present embodiment is a horizontal surface that isdirected downward in the vertical direction Dv. Therefore, the firstupper half casing flat surface 411 a is formed in parallel to the upperhalf casing parting plane 41X. A bolt hole 411 c is formed in the firstupper half casing flat surface 411 a.

The first upper half casing flat surface 411 a need only be a surfacedirected in the direction including the vertical direction Dv, and maybe a flat surface directed in a direction that is inclined with respectto the vertical direction Dv.

The first upper half casing curved surface 411 b connects the upper halfcasing parting plane 41X and the first upper half casing flat surface411 a. The first upper half casing curved surface 411 b is spread in adirection perpendicular to the upper half casing parting plane 41X andthe first upper half casing flat surface 411 a. The first upper halfcasing curved surface 411 b is a concave surface that is directed inwardin the radial direction Dr in a cross section perpendicular to the axisAr. The first upper half casing curved surface 411 b extends from theupper half casing parting plane 41X in the vertical direction Dv.

As shown in FIG. 2, the lower half casing 42 extends in thecircumferential direction Dc. Flanges that extend in the horizontaldirection Dh are formed on opposite ends of the lower half casing 42 ofthe present embodiment in the circumferential direction Dc. The lowerhalf casing 42 has lower half casing parting planes 42X on the oppositeends thereof in the circumferential direction Dc. The lower half casingparting planes 42X are parting planes of the other side when the casing4 is parted up and down in the vertical direction Dv. The lower halfcasing parting planes 42X are planes spread in the radial direction Drand the axial direction Da. That is, the lower half casing partingplanes 42X are horizontal planes directed upward in the verticaldirection Dv. The lower half casing 42 of the present embodiment has alower half casing body 420.

A cross section of the lower half casing body 420 which is perpendicularto the axis Ar has a semi-annular shape centering on the axis Ar. Aninner diameter of the lower half casing body 420 is formed in the samesize as the upper half casing body 410. The lower half casing body 420opens upward in the vertical direction Dv for the rotor 2 and thediaphragms 3 to be fitted thereinto. A plurality of lower halfpositioning recesses (not shown), each of which is recessed from aninner circumferential surface throughout the circumference, are formedin the lower half casing body 420 to correspond to the upper halfpositioning recesses 410 a. The lower half positioning recesses areformed at central positions of the lower half casing body 420 in theaxial direction Da in the same shape as the upper half positioningrecesses 410 a.

The upper half diaphragms 31 extend in the circumferential direction Dc.The upper half diaphragms 31 are configured to be disposed on an innercircumferential side of the upper half casing 41. Each of the upper halfdiaphragms 31 has upper half diaphragm parting planes 31X on theopposite ends thereof in the circumferential direction Dc. The upperhalf diaphragm parting planes 31X are parting planes of one side wheneach of the diaphragms 3 is parted up and down in the vertical directionDv. The upper half diaphragm parting planes 31X are planes spread in theradial direction Dr and the axial direction Da. That is, the upper halfdiaphragm parting planes 31X are horizontal planes directed downward inthe vertical direction Dv. The upper half diaphragm 31 of the presentembodiment has an upper half diaphragm body 310 and upper half diaphragmrecesses 311.

A cross section of the upper half diaphragm body 310 which isperpendicular to the axis Ar has a semi-annular shape centering on theaxis Ar. The upper half diaphragm body 310 is configured to be housed inthe opening portion of the upper half casing body 410 in a state inwhich a slight gap is provided on the inner circumferential surface sideof the upper half casing body 410. The upper half diaphragm body 310opens downward in the vertical direction Dv for the rotor 2 to be fittedthereinto. An outer diameter of the upper half diaphragm body 310 isformed to be slightly smaller than an inner diameter of the upper halfcasing body 410. The upper half diaphragm body 310 has a semi-ellipticalshape in which a diameter thereof in the vertical direction Dv isslightly (e.g., about 1 mm) longer than that in the horizontal directionDh. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, upper half spigot parts 310 a thatprotrude from an outer circumferential surface throughout thecircumference are formed in the upper half diaphragm bodies 310. Each ofthe upper half spigot parts 310 a is formed at a central position of theupper half diaphragm body 310 in the axial direction Da. The upper halfspigot parts 310 a are fitted into the upper half positioning recesses410 a, and thereby a position of the upper half diaphragm 31 in theaxial direction Da relative to the upper half casing 41 is defined.

As shown in FIG. 2, the upper half diaphragm recesses 311 aresymmetrically formed on the two upper half diaphragm parting planes 31Xseparated in the horizontal direction Dh. Here, the upper half diaphragmrecess 311 on one side that is the right side of the surface of the pagein FIG. 2 and is in the horizontal direction Dh will be described by wayof example. The upper half diaphragm recess 311, a description of whichwill be omitted, on the other side in the horizontal direction Dh alsohas the same shape.

As shown in FIG. 3, the upper half diaphragm recess 311 is recessed fromthe upper half diaphragm parting plane 31X. The upper half diaphragmrecess 311 is recessed upward on an inner circumferential side of theupper half diaphragm parting plane 31X in the vertical direction Dv. Theupper half diaphragm recess 311 is formed in a corner formed by an outercircumferential surface on which the upper half spigot parts 310 a ofthe upper half diaphragm body 310 are formed and by the upper halfdiaphragm parting plane 31X. When the upper half diaphragm 31 isdisposed on the inner circumferential side of the upper half casing 41,the upper half diaphragm recess 311 forms a housing space S thatcommunicates with the upper half casing recess 411. Therefore, in thestate in which the upper half diaphragm 31 is disposed on the innercircumferential side of the upper half casing 41, the upper halfdiaphragm recess 311 of the present embodiment is formed such that aposition thereof in the circumferential direction Dc and the axialdirection Da becomes the same position as the upper half casing recess411. As shown in FIG. 4, the upper half diaphragm recess 311 is recessedfrom the upper half diaphragm body 310 to have an arc shape when viewedfrom the upper half diaphragm parting plane 31X side. Thereby, the upperhalf diaphragm recess 311 has a circular shape along with the upper halfcasing recess 411 when viewed from the upper half diaphragm partingplane 31X side. As shown in FIG. 3, a depth of the upper half diaphragmrecess 311 of the present embodiment from the upper half diaphragmparting plane 31X is made deeper than that of the upper half casingrecess 411 from the upper half casing parting plane 41X. The upper halfdiaphragm recess 311 has a first upper half diaphragm flat surface(upper half diaphragm recessed surface) 311 a directed in the directionincluding the vertical direction Dv, and a first upper half diaphragmcurved surface 311 b that is directed outward in the radial directionDr.

The first upper half diaphragm flat surface 311 a is a surface that isspread in the radial direction Dr and the axial direction Da toward theupper half diaphragm parting plane 31X and directed in the directionincluding the vertical direction Dv. The first upper half diaphragm flatsurface 311 a of the present embodiment is a horizontal surface that isdirected downward in the vertical direction Dv. Therefore, the firstupper half diaphragm flat surface 311 a is formed in parallel to theupper half diaphragm parting plane 31X. In a state in which the upperhalf diaphragm 31 is disposed on the inner circumferential side of theupper half casing 41 and the upper half diaphragm parting plane 31X andthe upper half casing parting plane 41X are disposed on the samesurface, the first upper half diaphragm flat surface 311 a is formed tobe located farther from the upper half diaphragm parting plane 31X thanthe first upper half casing flat surface 411 a. That is, when the upperhalf assembly 11 is combined with the lower half assembly 12, the firstupper half diaphragm flat surface 311 a is located above the first upperhalf casing flat surface 411 a in the vertical direction Dv.

The first upper half diaphragm flat surface 311 a need only be a surfacedirected in the direction including the vertical direction Dv, and maybe a flat surface directed in the direction that is inclined withrespect to the vertical direction Dv.

The first upper half diaphragm curved surface 311 b connects the upperhalf diaphragm parting plane 31X and the first upper half diaphragm flatsurface 311 a. The first upper half diaphragm curved surface 311 b isspread in a direction perpendicular to the upper half diaphragm partingplane 31X and the first upper half diaphragm flat surface 311 a. Thefirst upper half diaphragm curved surface 311 b is a concave surfacethat is directed outward in the radial direction Dr in the cross sectionperpendicular to the axis Ar. The first upper half diaphragm curvedsurface 311 b extends from the upper half diaphragm parting planes 31Xin the vertical direction Dv. The length of the first upper halfdiaphragm curved surface 311 b in the vertical direction Dv is longerthan that of the first upper half casing curved surface 411 b in thevertical direction Dv.

As shown in FIG. 2, the lower half diaphragm 32 extends in thecircumferential direction Dc. The lower half diaphragm 32 is configuredto be disposed on the inner circumferential side of the lower halfcasing 42. The lower half diaphragm 32 has lower half diaphragm partingplanes 32X on the opposite ends thereof in the circumferential directionDc. The lower half diaphragm parting planes 32X are parting planes ofthe other side when the diaphragm 3 is parted up and down in thevertical direction Dv. The lower half diaphragm parting planes 32X areplanes spread in the radial direction Dr and the axial direction Da.That is, the lower half diaphragm parting planes 32X are horizontalplanes directed upward in the vertical direction Dv. The lower halfdiaphragm 32 of the present embodiment has a lower half diaphragm body320.

A cross section of the lower half diaphragm body 320 which isperpendicular to the axis Ar has a semi-annular shape centering on theaxis Ar. The lower half diaphragm body 320 is configured to be housed inthe opening portion of the lower half casing body 420 in a state inwhich a slight gap is provided on the inner circumferential surface sideof the lower half casing body 420. The lower half diaphragm body 320opens upward in the vertical direction Dv for the rotor 2 to be fittedthereinto. An outer diameter of the lower half diaphragm body 320 isformed to be slightly smaller than an inner diameter of the lower halfcasing body 420. The outer diameter of the lower half diaphragm body 320is formed in the same size as the upper half diaphragm body 310. Thelower half diaphragm body 320 has a semi-elliptical shape in which adiameter thereof in the vertical direction Dv is slightly (e.g., about 1mm) longer than that in the horizontal direction Dh. A plurality oflower half spigot parts (not shown) that protrude from an outercircumferential surface throughout the circumference are formed in thelower half diaphragm bodies 320 to correspond to the upper half spigotparts 310 a. Each of the lower half spigot parts is formed at a centralposition of the lower half diaphragm body 320 in the axial direction Dain the same shape as the upper half spigot parts 310 a. The lower halfspigot parts are fitted into the lower half positioning recesses, andthereby a position of the lower half diaphragm 32 in the axial directionDa relative to the lower half casing 42 is defined.

The upper half vertical position regulating parts 5 are provided in twoplaces separated in the horizontal direction Dh. Here, the upper halfvertical position regulating part 5 provided on one side that is theright side of the surface of the page in FIG. 2 and is in the horizontaldirection Dh will be described by way of example. The upper halfvertical position regulating part 5, a description of which will beomitted, on the other side in the horizontal direction Dh also has thesame configuration.

As shown in FIG. 3, the upper half vertical position regulating part 5regulates positions of the upper half casing 41 and the upper halfdiaphragm 31 in a state in which the upper half diaphragm parting plane31X can move relative to the upper half casing parting plane 41X toprotrude in the vertical direction Dv. The upper half vertical positionregulating part 5 regulates relative movement between the upper halfcasing 41 and the upper half diaphragm 31 in a direction perpendicularto the upper half casing parting plane 41X and the upper half diaphragmparting plane 31X. That is, the upper half vertical position regulatingpart 5 regulates relative movement between the upper half casing 41 andthe upper half diaphragm 31 in the vertical direction Dv. The upper halfvertical position regulating part 5 of the present embodiment regulatesa position of the upper half diaphragm 31 in the vertical direction Dvrelative to the upper half casing 41. Thereby, the upper half verticalposition regulating part 5 allows the upper half casing 41 and the upperhalf diaphragm 31 to perform the relative movement between a position atwhich the upper half diaphragm parting plane 31X protrudes in thevertical direction Dv relative to the upper half casing parting planes41X and a position at which the upper half diaphragm parting plane 31Xdoes not protrude (a position at which the upper half casing partingplane 41X protrudes in the vertical direction Dv relative to the upperhalf diaphragm parting plane 31X). The upper half vertical positionregulating part 5 is provided in the housing space S. The upper halfvertical position regulating part 5 has an upper half abutting member51.

The upper half abutting member 51 is fixed to at least one of the upperhalf casing 41 and the upper half diaphragm 31 in the housing space S.The upper half abutting member 51 of the present embodiment is mountedon the upper half casing 41. The upper half abutting member 51 restrictsan amount of relative movement of the first upper half diaphragm flatsurface 311 a relative to the first upper half casing flat surface 411 ain the vertical direction Dv. The upper half abutting member 51 of thepresent embodiment prevents the first upper half diaphragm flat surface311 a from protruding further toward the upper half casing parting plane41X than the first upper half casing flat surface 411 a. The upper halfabutting member 51 of the present embodiment is a bolt member. The upperhalf abutting member 51 has a head part 51A and a threaded part 51B.

The head part 51A is formed in such a size that it can be housed in thehousing space S. The head part 51A has an upper half abutting surface511 that faces the first upper half casing flat surface 411 a and thefirst upper half diaphragm flat surface 311 a, an upper half separatingsurface 512 that faces the opposite side at a position away from theupper half abutting surface 511, and an upper half connecting lateralsurface 513 that connects the upper half abutting surface 511 and theupper half separating surface 512.

The upper half abutting surface 511 is configured to be coming intocontact with the first upper half casing flat surface 411 a and thefirst upper half diaphragm flat surface 311 a. The upper half abuttingsurface 511 of the present embodiment is a seating face of the head part51A of the bolt member. The upper half abutting surface 511 is a flatsurface that is parallel to the first upper half casing flat surface 411a and the first upper half diaphragm flat surface 311 a. The upper halfabutting surface 511 has an annular shape.

The upper half separating surface 512 is a flat surface that is parallelto the upper half abutting surface 511. The upper half separatingsurface 512 of the present embodiment is a top face of the head part 51Aof the bolt member. In the state in which the head part 51A is disposedin the housing space S, the upper half separating surface 512 is formedcloser to the first upper half diaphragm flat surface 311 a and thefirst upper half casing flat surface 411 a than the upper half diaphragmparting plane 31X and the upper half casing parting plane 41X.

The upper half connecting lateral surface 513 is a lateral surfaceperpendicular to the upper half abutting surface 511 and the upper halfseparating surface 512. In the state in which the head part 51A isdisposed in the housing space S, the upper half connecting lateralsurface 513 is formed at a position at which a slight gap is formedbetween the first upper half diaphragm curved surface 311 b and thefirst upper half casing curved surface 411 b.

The threaded part 51B fixes the head part 51A to the upper half casing41. The threaded part 51B is fixed in a state in which it is insertedinto the bolt hole 411 c formed in the first upper half casing flatsurface 411 a.

The upper half abutting member 51 is fixed to the upper half casing 41such that the head part 51A does not stick out of the housing space S ina state in which the upper half diaphragm 31 is housed in the upper halfcasing 41 in a state in which the upper half diaphragm parting plane 31Xand the upper half casing parting plane 41X directed upward in thevertical direction Dv. In this case, the upper half abutting surface 511comes into contact with the first upper half casing flat surface 411 aalone, and is disposed at a position at which a gap is formed from thefirst upper half diaphragm flat surface 311 a. The upper half separatingsurface 512 is disposed at a position at which it does not stick out ofthe upper half diaphragm parting plane 31X and the upper half casingparting plane 41X.

Next, a compressor assembling method S1 for assembling the centrifugalcompressor 1 will be described. In the present embodiment, thecompressor assembling method S1 by which components are formed from thebeginning, and are assembled to manufacture the centrifugal compressor 1will be described. The compressor assembling method S1 is not limited tothe case in which the centrifugal compressor 1 is manufactured from thebeginning, and may be used when the centrifugal compressor 1 isdisassembled and assembled again when repair or inspection is performed.

As shown in FIG. 5, the compressor assembling method S1 of the presentembodiment includes an upper half casing preparing process S2, an upperhalf diaphragm preparing process S3, a lower half casing preparingprocess S4, a lower half diaphragm preparing process S5, an upper halfassembling process S6, a lower half assembling process S7, and a finalassembling process S8.

In the upper half casing preparing process S2, the upper half casing 41is prepared. In the upper half casing preparing process S2 of thepresent embodiment, the upper half casing 41 is formed, thereby beingprepared. The upper half casing preparing process S2 has an upper halfcasing body forming process S21 and an upper half casing recess formingprocess S22.

In the upper half casing body forming process S21, the upper half casingbody 410 is formed.

In the upper half casing recess forming process S22, the upper halfcasing recesses 411 are formed. The upper half casing recess formingprocess S22 is performed after the upper half casing body formingprocess S21. In the upper half casing recess forming process S22, thefirst upper half casing flat surfaces 411 a are formed in parallel tothe upper half casing parting planes 41X.

In the upper half diaphragm preparing process S3, the upper halfdiaphragms 31 are prepared. In the upper half diaphragm preparingprocess S3 of the present embodiment, the upper half diaphragms 31 areformed, thereby being prepared. The upper half diaphragm preparingprocess S3 has an upper half diaphragm body forming process S31 and anupper half diaphragm recess forming process S32.

In the upper half diaphragm body forming process S31, the upper halfdiaphragm body 310 is formed.

The upper half diaphragm recess forming process S32 is performed afterthe upper half diaphragm body forming process S31. In the upper halfdiaphragm recess forming process S32, the upper half diaphragm recesses311 are formed. In the upper half diaphragm recess forming process S32,the first upper half diaphragm flat surfaces 311 a are formed inparallel to the upper half diaphragm parting planes 31X.

In the lower half casing preparing process S4, the lower half casing 42is prepared. In the lower half casing preparing process S4 of thepresent embodiment, the lower half casing 42 is formed, thereby beingprepared. In the lower half casing preparing process S4 of the presentembodiment, the lower half casing body 420 is formed.

In the lower half diaphragm preparing process S5, the lower halfdiaphragms 32 are prepared. In the lower half diaphragm preparingprocess S5, the lower half diaphragms 32 are formed, thereby beingprepared. In the lower half diaphragm preparing process S5 of thepresent embodiment, the lower half diaphragm body 320 is formed.

The upper half casing preparing process S2, the upper half diaphragmpreparing process S3, the lower half casing preparing process S4, andthe lower half diaphragm preparing process S5 may be performed from anyone of them, and the order of performing them may also be arbitrary.Therefore, these processes may be performed in parallel. In the upperhalf casing preparing process S2, the upper half diaphragm preparingprocess S3, the lower half casing preparing process S4, and the lowerhalf diaphragm preparing process S5, each member may only be previouslyprepared without being formed.

The upper half assembling process S6 is performed after the upper halfcasing preparing process S2 and the upper half diaphragm preparingprocess S3. In the upper half assembling process S6, the upper halfdiaphragms 31 are disposed on the inner circumferential side of theupper half casing 41, and the upper half assembly 11 is formed. Afterthe upper half diaphragms 31 are disposed on the inner circumferentialside of the upper half casing 41, the upper half vertical positionregulating parts 5 are mounted on at least one of the upper half casing41 and the upper half diaphragm 31. Thereby, in the upper halfassembling process S6, the upper half assembly 11 in which positions ofthe vertical direction Dv and the horizontal direction Dh are regulatedsuch that the central positions of the upper half casing 41 and theupper half diaphragm 31 are aligned in a state in which a predeterminedgap is provide between the inner circumferential surface of the upperhalf casing 41 and the outer circumferential surface of the upper halfdiaphragm 31 is formed. To be specific, the upper half assemblingprocess S6 of the present embodiment has an upper half casing disposingprocess S61, an upper half diaphragm disposing process S62, and an upperhalf vertical position regulating process S63.

In the upper half casing disposing process S61, in a state in which theupper half casing parting planes 41X are directed upward in the verticaldirection Dv, the upper half casing 41 is disposed.

In the upper half diaphragm disposing process S62, in a state in whichthe upper half diaphragm parting planes 31X are directed upward in thevertical direction Dv, the upper half diaphragms 31 are disposed on theinner circumferential side of the upper half casing 41. In the upperhalf diaphragm disposing process S62 of the present embodiment, in astate in which the upper half spigot parts 310 a are fitted into theupper half positioning recesses 410 a, the upper half diaphragms 31 arehoused on the inner circumferential side of the upper half casing 41from above in the vertical direction Dv. In the upper half diaphragmdisposing process S62, the upper half diaphragms 31 are disposed toalign positions of the upper half casing recesses 411 and the upper halfdiaphragm recesses 311 to form the housing spaces S. Thereby, positionsof the upper half diaphragms 31 in the axial direction Da relative tothe upper half casing 41 and positions of the upper half diaphragms 31in the horizontal direction Dh are regulated.

In the upper half vertical position regulating process S63, positions ofthe upper half diaphragms 31 in the vertical direction Dv relative tothe upper half casing 41 are regulated. The upper half vertical positionregulating process S63 is performed after the upper half diaphragmdisposing process S62. In the upper half vertical position regulatingprocess S63, the upper half abutting member 51 is provided in thehousing space S as the upper half vertical position regulating part 5.In the upper half vertical position regulating process S63, in a statein which at least one of the first upper half casing flat surface 411 aand the first upper half diaphragm flat surface 311 a comes into contactwith the upper half abutting surface 511, and in a state in which theupper half abutting surface 511 can move in the vertical direction Dvrelative to the other of the first upper half casing flat surface 411 aand the first upper half diaphragm flat surface 311 a, the upper halfabutting member 51 is fixed. In the upper half vertical positionregulating process S63 of the present embodiment, in a state in whichthe upper half abutting surface 511 makes a gap with respect to thefirst upper half diaphragm flat surface 311 a while coming into contactwith the first upper half casing flat surface 411 a, the upper halfabutting member 51 is fixed to the upper half casing 41. To be specific,in a state in which the threaded part 51B is inserted into the bolt holeformed in the first upper half casing flat surface 411 a up to aposition at which the seating face abuts the first upper half casingflat surface 411 a, the upper half abutting member 51 is fixed to theupper half casing 41.

The lower half assembling process S7 is performed after the lower halfcasing preparing process S4 and the lower half diaphragm preparingprocess S5. In the lower half assembling process S7, the lower halfdiaphragms 32 are disposed on the inner circumferential side of thelower half casing 42, and the lower half assembly 12 is formed. Thelower half assembling process S7 of the present embodiment has a lowerhalf casing disposing process S71 and a lower half diaphragm disposingprocess S72.

In the lower half casing disposing process S71, in a state in which thelower half casing parting planes 42X are directed upward in the verticaldirection Dv, the lower half casing 42 is disposed.

In the lower half diaphragm disposing process S72, in a state in whichthe lower half diaphragm parting planes 32X are directed upward in thevertical direction Dv, the lower half diaphragms 32 are disposed on theinner circumferential side of the lower half casing 42. In the lowerhalf diaphragm disposing process S72 of the present embodiment, in astate in which the lower half spigot parts are fitted into the lowerhalf positioning recesses, the lower half diaphragms 32 are housed onthe inner circumferential side of the upper half casing 41 from above inthe vertical direction Dv.

In the final assembling process S8, the upper half diaphragm partingplanes 31X are brought into contact with the lower half diaphragmparting planes 32X, and the upper half assembly 11 is installed on thelower half assembly 12. To be specific, in the final assembling processS8, the rotor 2 is disposed on the lower half assembly 12. In a state inwhich the rotor 2 is disposed, the upper half assembly 11 in which theupper half diaphragm parting planes 31X is kept movable relative to theupper half casing parting planes 41X to protrude in the verticaldirection Dv is placed on the lower half assembly 12. As shown in FIG.6, when the upper half assembly 11 is moved relative to the lower halfassembly 12 from above in the vertical direction Dv, the lower halfdiaphragm parting planes 32X and the upper half diaphragm parting planes31X come into contact with each other before the lower half casingparting planes 42X and the upper half casing parting planes 41X comeinto contact with each other. Afterward, the upper half assembly 11 isfurther moved downward relative to the lower half assembly 12 in thevertical direction Dv, and thereby the upper half diaphragm partingplanes 31X are pressed against the lower half diaphragm parting planes32X. Thereby, the upper half diaphragms 31 are moved upward relative tothe upper half casing 41 in the vertical direction Dv. As a result, inthe state in which the lower half diaphragm parting planes 32X and theupper half diaphragm parting planes 31X are in contact with each other,the lower half casing parting planes 42X and the upper half casingparting planes 41X come into contact with each other. Therefore, in astate in which the upper half casing parting planes 41X come intocontact with the lower half casing parting planes 42X, and the upperhalf diaphragm parting planes 31X also come into contact with the lowerhalf diaphragm parting planes 32X, a compressor is formed.

According to the centrifugal compressor 1, the upper half assembly 11 ofthe compressor, the upper half diaphragms 31 of the compressor, and thecompressor assembling method S1, to combine the upper half assembly 11and the lower half assembly 12, the upper half diaphragm parting planes31X and the upper half casing parting planes 41X are directed downwardin the vertical direction Dv. The upper half diaphragms 31 areconfigured to be movable relative to the upper half casing 41. Thereby,the upper half diaphragms 31 are lowered due to deadweight, and theupper half diaphragm parting planes 31X protrude downward from the upperhalf casing parting planes 41X in the vertical direction Dv. For thisreason, when the upper half assembly 11 is placed on the lower halfassembly 12, the lower half diaphragm parting planes 32X and the upperhalf diaphragm parting planes 31X can be brought into contact with eachother before the lower half casing parting planes 42X and the upper halfcasing parting planes 41X come into contact with each other. As aresult, in a state in which the upper half diaphragm parting planes 31Xand the lower half diaphragm parting planes 32X are reliably in contactwith each other, the upper half casing parting planes 41X and the lowerhalf casing parting planes 42X come into contact with each other, andthe upper half assembly 11 and the lower half assembly 12 are combined.Therefore, only by placing the upper half assembly 11 on the lower halfassembly 12, the lower half diaphragm parting planes 32X and the upperhalf diaphragm parting planes 31X as well as the lower half casingparting planes 42X and the upper half casing parting planes 41X can comeinto contact with each other with high accuracy. Thereby, the occurrenceof the gap between the parting planes of the diaphragm 3 is suppressedwhile reducing adjustment work for positioning, and the upper halfassembly 11 and the lower half assembly 12 can be assembled.

In the state in which the first upper half casing flat surface 411 a andthe upper half abutting surface 511 are in contact with each other, andin the state in which the upper half abutting surface 511 makes a gapwith respect to the first upper half diaphragm flat surface 311 a, theupper half abutting member 51 is fixed. For this reason, the first upperhalf casing flat surface 411 a is made immovable relative to the upperhalf abutting surface 511, and the first upper half diaphragm flatsurface 311 a is made movable relative to the upper half abuttingsurface 511. Thereby, by means of the upper half abutting member 51, theupper half diaphragm parting planes 31X is kept movable relative to theupper half casing parting planes 41X to protrude in the verticaldirection Dv. That is, only by mounting the upper half abutting member51 on the upper half casing 41, the upper half diaphragms 31 can be mademovable relative to the upper half casing 41 in a state in which theupper half casing 41 and the upper half diaphragms 31 are put together.Therefore, the adjustment work for positioning can be performed only byfixing the upper half abutting member 51, thereby the work load can bereduced.

Since the upper half abutting member 51 is the bolt member, an amount ofrelative movement of the first upper half diaphragm flat surface 311 arelative to first upper half casing flat surface 411 a can be restrictedusing the seating face of the head part 51A of the bolt member. Thereby,the relative movement of the upper half diaphragm parting planes 31Xrelative to the upper half casing parting planes 41X in the verticaldirection Dv can be restricted by a simple configuration.

Furthermore, when the upper half abutting member 51 is mounted, thethreaded part 51B is inserted into the bolt hole formed in the firstupper half casing flat surface 411 a up to a position at which theseating face abuts the first upper half casing flat surface 411 a. Forthis reason, there is no need to finely adjust a position of the upperhalf abutting surface 511 for the first upper half casing flat surface411 a. For this reason, the upper half abutting member 51 can be easilymounted on the upper half casing 41.

The head part 51A of the upper half abutting member 51 that is the boltmember is disposed in the housing space S. For this reason, the upperhalf abutting member 51 is disposed not to protrude from the upper halfcasing parting plane 41X and the upper half diaphragm parting plane 31X.Therefore, when the upper half assembly 11 and the lower half assembly12 are combined, it is possible to prevent the upper half abuttingmember 51 from being disposed at an interfering position between thelower half diaphragm parting plane 32X and the upper half diaphragmparting plane 31X or between the lower half diaphragm parting plane 32Xand the upper half diaphragm parting plane 31X. For this reason, whenthe upper half assembly 11 and the lower half assembly 12 are combined,it is possible to prevent the upper half abutting member 51 from beingobstacles.

The upper half diaphragm recesses 311 are formed to be deeper than theupper half casing recesses 411. In addition, an amount of relativemovement of the upper half diaphragm parting plane 31X relative to theupper half casing parting plane 41X in the vertical direction Dv can beadjusted only by changing the depth of the upper half diaphragm recess311.

Especially, the first upper half casing flat surface 411 a and the upperhalf casing parting plane 41X are formed in parallel, and the firstupper half diaphragm flat surface 311 a and the upper half diaphragmparting plane 31X are formed in parallel. For this reason, only byadjusting positions of the parallel surfaces of the first upper halfcasing flat surface 411 a and the upper half casing parting plane 41X inthe vertical direction Dv and positions of the parallel surfaces of thefirst upper half diaphragm flat surface 311 a and the upper halfdiaphragm parting plane 31X in the vertical direction Dv, positions ofthe upper half casing parting plane 41X and the upper half diaphragmparting plane 31X when the upper half abutting member 51 is mounted areadjusted. Thereby, the amount of protrusion of the upper half diaphragmparting plane 31X relative to the upper half casing parting plane 41Xcan be delicately adjusted with ease.

In the upper half vertical position regulating process S63, in the statein which the upper half casing parting planes 41X and the upper halfdiaphragm parting planes 31X are directed upward in the verticaldirection Dv, the upper half abutting members 51 are mounted in theupper half casing 41. For this reason, a worker can mount the upper halfabutting members 51 in the upper half casing 41 and the upper halfdiaphragms 31 from above in the vertical direction Dv. Therefore, whenthe upper half abutting members 51 are fixed to the upper half casing41, there is no need to do work to sneak into the upper half diaphragms31 and the upper half casing 41 from below in the vertical direction Dv.As a result, the upper half abutting members 51 can be easily mounted inthe upper half casing 41 and the upper half diaphragms 31.

Another Modified Examples of the Embodiment

The upper half vertical position regulating part 5 is not limited tobeing provided on the upper half spigot part 310 a. The upper halfvertical position regulating part 5 may be provided in accordance with aposition of a fixture such as a bolt that fixes the upper half casing 41and the lower half casing 42. Therefore, when the upper half verticalposition regulating part 5 is provided at a position away from the upperhalf spigot part 310 a, the upper half diaphragm recess 311 or the upperhalf casing recess 411 may be formed at a position away, in the axialdirection Da, from the position at which the upper half spigot part 310a is formed.

The upper half vertical position regulating part 5 is not limited tohaving only the upper half abutting member 51 that is the bolt member,and may have a plurality of members including a frame in which the upperhalf abutting surface 511 is formed.

While preferred embodiments of the disclosure have been described andshown above, it should be understood that these are exemplary of thedisclosure and are not to be considered as limiting. Additions,omissions, substitutions, and other modifications can be made withoutdeparting from the spirit or scope of the present disclosure.Accordingly, the disclosure is not to be considered as being limited bythe foregoing description, and is only limited by the scope of theappended claims.

What is claimed is:
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A compressor comprising: an upper half casingextending in a circumferential direction of a rotor that is rotatableabout an axis and having upper half casing parting planes that arehorizontal planes facing downward in a vertical direction at oppositeends thereof in the circumferential direction; a lower half casingextending in the circumferential direction and having lower half casingparting planes that come into contact with the upper half casing partingplanes at opposite ends thereof in the circumferential direction; upperhalf diaphragms extending in the circumferential direction, configuredto be disposed on an inner circumferential side of the upper halfcasing, and having upper half diaphragm parting planes that arehorizontal planes facing downward in the vertical direction at oppositeends thereof in the circumferential direction; lower half diaphragmsextending in the circumferential direction, configured to be disposed onan inner circumferential side of the lower half casing, and having lowerhalf diaphragm parting planes that come into contact with the upper halfdiaphragm parting planes at opposite ends thereof in the circumferentialdirection; and upper half position regulating parts configured toregulate positions of the upper half casing and the upper halfdiaphragms in a state in which the upper half diaphragm parting planesare movable relative to the upper half casing parting planes to protrudein the vertical direction, wherein the upper half casing has upper halfcasing recesses that are recessed upward on inner circumferential sidesof the upper half casing parting planes in the vertical direction suchthat upper half casing recessed surfaces directed in a directionincluding the vertical direction are formed, wherein each of the upperhalf diaphragms has upper half diaphragm recesses that are recessedupward on outer circumferential sides of the upper half diaphragmparting planes in the vertical direction such that upper half diaphragmrecessed surfaces directed in the direction including the verticaldirection are formed, and that form housing spaces communicating withthe upper half casing recesses when disposed on the innercircumferential side of the upper half casing, wherein the upper halfposition regulating parts are fixed to at least one of the upper halfcasing and one of the upper half diaphragms in the housing spaces, andhave upper half abutting members at which upper half abutting surfaces,each of which comes into contact with the upper half casing recessedsurface and the upper half diaphragm recessed surface, are formed,wherein the upper half abutting members are fixed to the upper halfcasing in a state in which each of the upper half abutting surfaces isin contact only with the upper half casing recessed surface and makes agap with respect to the upper half diaphragm recessed surface, whereineach of the upper half abutting members is a bolt member in which theupper half abutting surface becomes a seating face, and is inserted intoand fixed in a bolt hole formed in the upper half casing recessedsurface, wherein the upper half diaphragm recess is recessed from theupper half diaphragm to have an arc shape when viewed from the upperhalf diaphragm parting plane side, wherein a depth of the upper halfdiaphragm recess is deeper than that of the upper half casing recess. 2.An upper half assembly of a compressor comprising: an upper half casingextending in a circumferential direction of a rotor that is rotatableabout an axis and having upper half casing parting planes that arehorizontal planes facing downward in a vertical direction at oppositeends thereof in the circumferential direction; upper half diaphragmsextending in the circumferential direction, configured to be disposed onan inner circumferential side of the upper half casing, and having upperhalf diaphragm parting planes that are horizontal planes facing downwardin the vertical direction at opposite ends thereof in thecircumferential direction; and upper half position regulating partsconfigured to regulate positions of the upper half casing and the upperhalf diaphragms in a state in which the upper half diaphragm partingplanes are movable relative to the upper half casing parting planes toprotrude in the vertical direction, wherein the upper half casing hasupper half casing recesses that are recessed upward on innercircumferential sides of the upper half casing parting planes in thevertical direction such that upper half casing recessed surfacesdirected in a direction including the vertical direction are formed,wherein each of the upper half diaphragms has upper half diaphragmrecesses that are recessed upward on outer circumferential sides of theupper half diaphragm parting planes in the vertical direction such thatupper half diaphragm recessed surfaces directed in the directionincluding the vertical direction are formed, and that form housingspaces communicating with the upper half casing recesses when disposedon the inner circumferential side of the upper half casing, wherein theupper half position regulating parts are fixed to at least one of theupper half casing and one of the upper half diaphragms in the housingspaces, and have upper half abutting parts at which upper half abuttingsurfaces, each of which comes into contact with the upper half casingrecessed surface and the upper half diaphragm recessed surface, areformed, wherein the upper half abutting parts are fixed to the upperhalf casing in a state in which each of the upper half abutting surfacesis in contact with the upper half casing recessed surface and makes agap with respect to the upper half diaphragm recessed surface, whereineach of the upper half abutting parts is a bolt member in which theupper half abutting surface becomes a seating face, and is inserted intoand fixed in a bolt hole formed in the upper half casing recessedsurface, wherein the upper half diaphragm recess is recessed from theupper half diaphragm to have an arc shape when viewed from the upperhalf diaphragm parting plane side, wherein a depth of the upper halfdiaphragm recess is deeper than that of the upper half casing recess. 3.A compressor assembling method comprising: an upper half casingpreparing process of preparing an upper half casing that extends in acircumferential direction of a rotor that is rotatable about an axis andhas upper half casing parting planes that are horizontal planes facingdownward in a vertical direction at opposite ends thereof in thecircumferential direction; a lower half casing preparing process ofpreparing a lower half casing that extends in the circumferentialdirection and has lower half casing parting planes that come intocontact with the upper half casing parting planes at opposite endsthereof in the circumferential direction; an upper half diaphragmpreparing process of preparing upper half diaphragms that extend in thecircumferential direction, are configured to be disposed on an innercircumferential side of the upper half casing, and have upper halfdiaphragm parting planes that are horizontal planes facing downward inthe vertical direction at opposite ends thereof in the circumferentialdirection; a lower half diaphragm preparing process of preparing lowerhalf diaphragms that extend in the circumferential direction, areconfigured to be disposed on an inner circumferential side of the lowerhalf casing, and have lower half diaphragm parting planes that come intocontact with the upper half diaphragm parting planes at opposite endsthereof in the circumferential direction; an upper half assemblingprocess of mounting upper half position regulating parts, which keep theupper half casing and the upper half diaphragms movable relative to eachother such that the upper half diaphragm parting planes protrude in thevertical direction with respect to the upper half casing parting planesafter the upper half diaphragms are disposed on the innercircumferential side of the upper half casing, on at least one of theupper half casing and one of the upper half diaphragms and forming anupper half assembly; a lower half assembling process of disposing thelower half diaphragms on the inner circumferential side of the lowerhalf casing and forming a lower half assembly; and a final assemblingprocess of bringing the upper half diaphragm parting planes into contactwith the lower half diaphragm parting planes and installing the upperhalf assembly on the lower half assembly; wherein in the finalassembling process, the upper half assembly in which the upper halfdiaphragm parting planes are protruded in the vertical directionrelative to the upper half casing parting planes is placed on the lowerhalf assembly, afterward, the lower half casing parting planes and theupper half casing parting planes come into contact with each other,after the lower half diaphragm parting planes and the upper halfdiaphragm parting planes are in contact with each other.